2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+)

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  Total
Respond.^		 1-12 months 1-2 years 2-5 years > 5 years Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,556 463 18.9 17.0-20.8 302 11.7 10.2-13.3 929 36.8 34.6-39.2 170 5.8 4.8- 6.9 692 26.9 24.8-29.0
GENDER
Male 1,102 196 18.8 16.1-21.8 129 11.2 9.2-13.5 385 35.7 32.4-39.2 68 5.0 3.7- 6.7 324 29.3 26.2-32.6
Female 1,454 267 18.9 16.5-21.6 173 12.1 10.2-14.4 544 37.8 34.7-41.0 102 6.4 5.1- 8.1 368 24.7 22.1-27.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,829 312 17.6 15.6-19.8 230 12.1 10.5-14.0 730 39.6 36.9-42.4 131 6.2 5.0- 7.6 426 24.5 22.1-27.0
Non-Hispanic Black 417 98 24.8 20.0-30.2 53 12.3 8.9-16.6 147 38.0 32.5-43.7 18 3.9 2.3- 6.5 101 21.1 17.0-25.9
Non-Hispanic Other 92 21 20.5 12.1-32.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 197 29 13.3 8.9-19.5 *** *** *** 25 12.9 8.4-19.3 *** *** *** 126 64.4 56.6-71.5
AGE
45-54 661 127 20.0 16.7-23.9 61 9.4 7.2-12.2 116 20.2 16.8-24.2 11 1.6 0.9- 3.1 346 48.7 44.3-53.1
55-64 687 136 21.2 17.7-25.2 76 11.4 8.8-14.7 268 39.2 35.0-43.6 26 3.6 2.4- 5.5 181 24.5 20.9-28.5
65-74 633 128 19.4 16.1-23.2 98 15.3 12.3-18.9 288 48.4 43.8-53.1 40 4.9 3.5- 7.0 79 11.9 9.2-15.2
75+ 546 68 13.3 9.6-18.0 62 9.7 6.7-13.9 249 42.8 37.2-48.6 83 13.6 10.3-17.8 84 20.6 16.0-26.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 220 29 15.6 10.3-23.0 13 6.5 3.1-13.2 49 24.0 17.6-31.9 14 6.0 3.3-10.6 115 47.8 40.0-55.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 511 85 18.5 14.8-23.0 50 10.4 7.7-14.0 171 35.2 30.2-40.4 37 6.3 4.3- 9.1 168 29.5 25.0-34.5
Some Post-H.S. 700 127 18.2 15.0-21.9 93 12.8 10.1-16.0 268 40.0 35.8-44.3 46 4.9 3.4- 6.9 166 24.2 20.6-28.1
College Graduate 1,116 221 20.9 18.3-23.8 144 13.2 11.1-15.7 439 39.4 36.1-42.8 73 6.2 4.7- 8.1 239 20.3 17.8-23.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 932 168 18.7 15.7-22.1 113 11.8 9.5-14.6 359 39.4 35.5-43.5 76 6.6 4.9- 8.6 216 23.5 20.2-27.2
No 1,589 288 18.9 16.6-21.3 187 11.8 10.0-13.9 558 35.4 32.7-38.3 92 5.3 4.2- 6.7 464 28.6 26.0-31.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 330 63 19.4 14.8-25.1 50 14.3 10.5-19.2 128 40.6 34.4-47.0 30 6.1 3.9- 9.5 59 19.6 14.7-25.6
Non-Veteran 2,224 399 18.8 16.8-20.9 252 11.3 9.8-13.0 801 36.3 33.9-38.8 140 5.7 4.7- 6.9 632 27.9 25.7-30.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,047 199 19.3 16.6-22.3 117 11.9 9.7-14.5 308 30.4 27.1-33.8 44 4.2 3.0- 5.9 379 34.2 30.9-37.6
Unemployed 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,104 188 17.2 14.6-20.2 156 13.1 10.8-15.7 498 45.9 42.2-49.7 107 7.9 6.2-10.0 155 15.9 13.2-19.1
Unable to Work 214 48 25.4 18.6-33.6 18 7.7 4.6-12.5 73 34.6 27.4-42.5 14 5.8 3.2-10.2 61 26.7 20.3-34.1
Other not in Labor Force 80 13 16.7 9.3-28.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 180 27 19.1 12.1-28.8 22 13.1 8.3-20.3 54 27.8 20.5-36.6 16 6.6 3.6-11.5 61 33.4 25.4-42.4
$25,000- 34,999 190 22 12.1 7.0-20.0 25 11.6 7.1-18.4 61 31.4 23.7-40.2 18 8.3 4.6-14.4 64 36.7 28.4-45.9
$35,000- 49,999 326 60 18.1 13.6-23.6 31 7.6 5.1-11.4 111 37.9 31.5-44.7 25 5.6 3.4- 9.1 99 30.8 25.1-37.3
$50,000-74,999 286 51 16.9 12.5-22.4 39 14.3 9.8-20.4 109 39.5 33.0-46.5 16 4.9 2.7- 8.9 71 24.3 19.0-30.6
$75,000-100,000 275 52 18.0 13.4-23.8 34 12.2 8.4-17.3 123 48.1 41.2-55.0 18 6.2 3.5-10.8 48 15.5 11.3-20.8
$100,000-150,000 259 54 22.5 17.0-29.1 35 12.5 8.5-18.0 95 36.1 29.4-43.3 12 4.1 2.1- 7.7 63 24.8 19.1-31.5
$150,000+ 328 75 23.5 18.8-29.1 43 13.2 9.6-18.0 124 37.4 31.7-43.4 11 2.6 1.4- 4.9 75 23.2 18.4-28.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 624 109 18.2 14.5-22.5 66 11.1 8.2-14.9 227 35.3 30.7-40.3 47 7.1 5.1- 9.8 175 28.3 24.0-33.0
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 130 16 11.9 7.0-19.6 *** *** *** 38 31.5 22.8-41.8 12 8.3 4.6-14.6 54 40.2 31.0-50.3
101% to 150% 259 47 21.2 15.0-29.0 38 15.0 10.1-21.6 72 27.2 20.8-34.7 15 4.7 2.4- 8.8 87 32.0 25.3-39.5
151% to 200% 114 11 7.0 3.5-13.5 12 9.6 4.5-19.4 37 29.0 20.1-39.9 13 9.3 4.8-17.3 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,368 269 20.0 17.6-22.6 170 11.9 10.1-14.0 543 41.2 38.2-44.4 79 4.8 3.6- 6.3 307 22.0 19.6-24.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 624 109 18.2 14.5-22.5 66 11.1 8.2-14.9 227 35.3 30.7-40.3 47 7.1 5.1- 9.8 175 28.3 24.0-33.0
HOUSING
Own 1,921 366 19.1 17.1-21.3 245 12.4 10.7-14.3 754 38.8 36.2-41.4 129 5.6 4.6- 6.9 427 24.0 21.8-26.4
Rent 521 77 15.4 12.1-19.3 47 8.1 5.9-11.1 141 26.0 21.6-30.9 31 5.6 3.7- 8.5 225 44.9 40.0-49.9
Other arrangement 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 25.6 16.9-36.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 749 128 18.1 15.1-21.5 90 12.4 9.9-15.4 279 37.4 33.4-41.4 41 4.5 3.1- 6.3 211 27.7 24.1-31.6
Regional City or Suburban County 742 129 17.3 14.2-21.0 93 12.5 9.9-15.7 263 38.5 34.2-43.0 56 7.1 5.3- 9.5 201 24.6 21.1-28.4
Rural 1,065 206 20.6 17.6-23.9 119 10.5 8.3-13.1 387 35.2 31.7-38.8 73 5.8 4.3- 7.7 280 28.0 24.7-31.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 538 100 19.2 15.3-23.7 75 13.6 10.4-17.6 169 33.5 28.8-38.6 43 6.9 4.7-10.0 151 26.8 22.7-31.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 883 174 20.2 17.1-23.7 100 9.9 7.9-12.4 323 38.2 34.2-42.3 55 5.0 3.6- 6.9 231 26.7 23.2-30.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,135 189 17.6 15.1-20.5 127 12.2 10.0-14.8 437 37.4 34.2-40.8 72 5.8 4.5- 7.5 310 27.0 24.0-30.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 911 149 17.5 14.5-20.8 110 12.7 10.1-15.7 336 34.2 30.7-37.9 62 6.1 4.6- 8.1 254 29.6 26.0-33.4
2nd Quartile 774 152 19.8 16.6-23.4 82 10.5 8.2-13.3 285 39.3 35.1-43.6 56 5.6 4.1- 7.7 199 24.8 21.3-28.6
3rd Quartile 625 112 18.0 14.7-21.9 79 12.1 9.3-15.6 238 40.2 35.5-45.0 32 4.3 2.8- 6.6 164 25.4 21.5-29.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 246 50 22.5 16.6-29.7 31 11.1 7.4-16.4 70 29.0 22.6-36.4 20 8.8 5.2-14.5 75 28.6 22.7-35.4

Back to Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45+).

*This question was asked only of those who reported having a Colonoscopy
and those respondents who were not asked formed the NEVER category.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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